" backup to ~/.tmp
set backup
set backupdir=~/.vim-tmp,~/.tmp,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp
set backupskip=/tmp/*,/private/tmp/*
set directory=~/.vim-tmp,~/.tmp,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp
set writebackup

set backupdir=~/.vim/backup/
set directory=~/.vim/backup/

" Uncomment below to prevent 'tilde backup files' (eg. myfile.txt~) from being created
"set nobackup

" Uncomment below to cause 'tilde backup files' to be created in a different dir so as not to clutter up the current file's directory (probably a better idea than disabling them altogether)
set backupdir=C:WindowsTemp

" Uncomment below to disable 'swap files' (eg. .myfile.txt.swp) from being created
set noswapfile